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Theater Proverbs

Sayings about Theater Those who have free tickets to the theater have the most criticism to make. ~ Chinese Proverb I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage of love. I will give all my soul to prove this once more. ~ Marc Chagall The most effective moments in the theatre are those that appeal to basic and commonplace emotions--love of woman, love of home, love of country, love of right, anger, jealousy, revenge, ambition, lust, and treachery. ~ Clayton Hamilton The theatre is the best way of showing the gap between what is said and what is seen to be done, and that is why, ragged and gap-toothed as it is, it has still a far healthier potential than some poorer, abandoned arts. ~ David Hare Theatre is a mirror, a sharp reflection of society. ~ Yasmina Reza The theatre , for all its artifices, depicts life in a sense more truly than history, because the medium has a kindred movement to that of real life, though an artificial settin...